Following my “criminal” introduction of my extended family to beekeeping last week another one shared an article with me while visiting today. This is now the second person to share an article with me. It’s amazing how that one show and tell raised their awareness of bee issues.

Oh no Bess is in trouble!!! Terrible…
Are honey bees really in trouble or is it the native bees that are suffering due to their forage being unavailable for various reasons including honey bees?
Although I don’t mind crystallised honey I know several people who prefer store bought treated honey as it doesn’t crystallise which was Dee’s point about shelf life, not so much for it going off. I don’t think the honey found in Egypts tombs would still have been fluid.